Hyderabad: Malaysia’s World No. 91 Soong Joo Ven wasn’t able to finish the job by winning the Hyderabad Open title after a stellar run to the final. The Malaysian went down to World No. 21 Sameer Verma of India 15-21, 18-21 in the final of the USD 75,000 BWF Tour Super 100 tournament on Sunday. Continue reading Sameer Verma beats Soong Joo Ven to claim Hyderabad Open
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Orleans Masters: Selvaduray Kisona exits, Shia Chun Kang/Tan Wee Gieen enter semis
Orleans: The 19-year-old Selvaduray Kisona who earned herself a ticket to be part of the Malaysian Uber Cup team by defeating compatriot Lee Ying Ying 21-19, 21-13 on Thursday and storming into the quarter-finals of Orleans Masters, couldn’t do much to slow Ruselli Hartawan down on Friday, losing to the Indonesian player in a hard-fought 10-21, 21-17, 17-21 in 51 minutes. Continue reading Orleans Masters: Selvaduray Kisona exits, Shia Chun Kang/Tan Wee Gieen enter semis
Jan Jorgensen loses to Sameer Verma in Swiss Open final
Basel: Nearly 8 months after his recurring heel injury, former World No. 2 Jan Jorgensen of Denmark didn’t come away from the 2018 Swiss Open final on a positive note as he blew his chances to beat India’s No. 2 seed Sameer Verma by going down 15-21, 13-21 in 36 minutes. Continue reading Jan Jorgensen loses to Sameer Verma in Swiss Open final
Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen advance to Swiss Open final
Basel: World No. 2 men’s doubles pair Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark strolled into the Swiss Open final in an easy win over the Rio Olympic bronze medalists and the No. 3 seeds Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge of England 21-15, 21-14 in 44 minutes on Saturday. Continue reading Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen advance to Swiss Open final
P.V Sindhu, Sameer Verma capture Syed Modi crowns
Lucknow: Olympic silver medalist P.V. Sindhu was among the Indian shuttlers that clinched 3 titles at the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships on Sunday.
The No. 1 seed in women’s singles P.V. Sindhu started in the opening set with a 17-7 lead before finishing the set 21-13 over Gregoria Mariska of Indonesia who stunned No. 6 seed Hanna Ramadini in the semis.
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Daren Liew beats Wei Nan to enter Macau Open 3rd round
Macau: Malaysia’s professional shuttler Liew Daren pulled off a a major upset en route to book his berth in the third round of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Championship at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion in Macau, today.
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Angus Ng Ka-long becomes the first Hong Kongese to win Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong: 22-year-old youngster and World No. 14 men’s singles player made history on Sunday by becoming the first male player from Hong Kong to win the Hong Kong Open men’s singles title since its inauguration in 1982.
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Sameer Verma stuns Jan Jorgensen to reach Hong Kong Open final
Hong Kong: The unseeded and unheralded Sameer Verma of India who participated at Hong Kong Open as a qualifier, capped his run of upsets by defeating Denmark’s World No. 3 Jan Jorgensen who had clinched the China Super Series Premier last week in the semi-finals of Hong Kong Open on Saturday.
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Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth advance at India Open
New Delhi: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and P Kashyap reached the second round while young Sameer Verma created the biggest upset of the day by stunning World No. 9 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus at the USD 275,000 Yonex Sunrise India Super Series badminton tournament on Wednesday.
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